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I have to say I love the novel, one of King's best, but this miniseries just did not capture the atmosphere. Sure there's another two hours tonight, but I dunno. Felt both rushed and too slow at the same time, does that make sense?

I have to say I love the novel, one of King's best, but this miniseries just did not capture the atmosphere. Sure there's another two hours tonight, but I dunno. Felt both rushed and too slow at the same time, does that make sense?

I have not read a King novel since The Stand, only from lack of time and patience to sit and read. So now when I see the movies I am not disappointed.But back through the history of novel to movie or series, I cannot think of a movie that was better than the book. There is just something in the writing that no one can get exactly right. It could be the time issue you suggest. If they could take one novel and stretch it over a 2-4 or even 6 season HBO series, it may lend the director the amount of time to allow for every detail.

I have not read a King novel since The Stand, only from lack of time and patience to sit and read.

Not to derail the thread too much, but King's latest novel, 11/22/63, is one amazing book. If you haven't read any King novel in a long time, this would be the perfect time to try. It's his best novel in a long while.

Either I am really tired every time I start watching this, or this is terribly boring. I wake up the next day after starting to watch episode 1 and it looks like I have not made it past the first 45min.

I have not read a King novel since The Stand, only from lack of time and patience to sit and read. So now when I see the movies I am not disappointed.But back through the history of novel to movie or series, I cannot think of a movie that was better than the book. There is just something in the writing that no one can get exactly right. It could be the time issue you suggest. If they could take one novel and stretch it over a 2-4 or even 6 season HBO series, it may lend the director the amount of time to allow for every detail.

I will take his word on that one. The movies I saw as a teenager I never went back and read the books. Movies like Carrie, Salem's Lot, The Shining, Creepshow, Cujo, The Dead Zone, Christine, Children of the Corn, Firestarter, Maximum Overdrive, Stand By Me, The Hitchhiker, The Running Man .............

Holy crow, I thought I read a lot of Stephen King books, but now that I list them out, I really cannot speak about comparing the old movies to the books.